[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5617]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    SALEM TOWNSHIP FIRST RESPONDERS

  (Mr. ROTHFUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROTHFUS. Mr. Speaker, on April 29, a natural gas pipeline 
exploded in Salem Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, 
immediately destroying one home, injuring a resident, and forcing the 
evacuation of a dozen other homes.
  I rise to thank the first responders who selflessly and swiftly 
arrived on the scene:
  Forbes Road Volunteer Fire Department Chief Bob Rosatti led incident 
command during the crisis, and he is to be commended for the tremendous 
job he did. In addition to Chief Rosatti's department, the following 
volunteer fire departments also responded: Slickville, White Valley, 
Export, Crabtree, Greensburg, Delmont, Hannastown, Grandview, New 
Alexandria, Jeannette, Harrison City, Washington Township, Saltsburg, 
Tunnelton, and Sardis.
  These departments were joined by seven other local, county, and State 
agencies. The firefighters, police, and emergency teams who choose 
these selfless and courageous professions make our communities safer, 
better places to live, and for this, we should all be grateful.

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